RECIPIENT OF THE DC BLACK MBA ASSOCIATION 2023 LEGACY AWARD
Serving Our Community in the DMV
Vol 60 No 32
May 22 - 28, 2025
Capture the Moment Page 41
Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Activists Respond to Current State of Affairs
3DC Black Pride returns to Downtown Washington for its 34th annual Memorial Day weekend celebration, kicking off May 23 at the Capitol Hilton Hotel in Northwest, D.C. (Courtesy of the Center for Black Equity)
By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer Five years after Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd on camera, activists on the ground are preparing for the possibility that President Donald J. Trump will pardon the convicted former law enforcement official. For Minneapolis-based civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, the current state of affairs speaks to the work that must continue, especially since, as she pointed out, corporations, politicians, and 5Activists protesting the murder of George Floyd, police brutality, and other even some activists appear to racial and systemic injustices. (WI File Photo/Micha Green) have capitulated to the second said Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney and Trump administration. “Chauvin would still have his state sentence, but founder of Racial Justice Network, a Minneapthis is further evidence of us going backwards as a so- olis-based multiracial grassroots organization ciety in the aftermath of George Floyd getting killed,”
GEORGE FLOYD Page 24
Malcolm X’s 100th Birthday: A Time for Reflection and Recalibration
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Attendees, Event Organizers Tout Message of Resilience, Freedom As Heart of 2025 Celebration By Jada Ingleton WI Content Editor In the heart of the nation’s capital, Memorial Day weekend extends far beyond cookouts and family kickbacks due in no small part to DC Black Pride (DCBP), an annual convening rooted in extravaganza, queer excellence and cultural celebration for LGBTQ+ members across the Black diaspora. With the kickoff set for May 23 at the
Capitol Hilton Hotel in Northwest, the fun-filled weekend promises a free, all access pass to the culture and catalyst of the Black Pride Movement, featuring star-studded events, informative programs and workshops, and an unwavering proclamation in the wake of an anti-LGBTQ+ Trump administration. “The country shifted. We saw the policies and the attacks that our community was facing, so very quickly, we said we
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Memorial Day: A Celebration of Black Military Service to the U.S.
By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer People across the African diaspora recently commemorated Malcolm X’s 100th birth anniversary with a bevy of events, panel discussions and presentations that allowed for exploration of the freedom fighter’s life and what it means in the ongoing fight for Pan-African self-determination. For D.C. resident and unabashed revolutionary Kwasi Seitu, May 19 marks the beginning of a new movement against the drugs, alcohol and illicit activity that’s taken over a federal park located at the intersection of Malcolm
D.C.Black Pride: ‘It’s More Than Just A Party’
By James Wright WI Staff Writer
5The Proverbs Band sets up before performing for a centennial celebration for Malcolm X on May 19, what would have been his 100th birthday. The group performed near a banner donning Malcolm X’s image, that of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and three adinkra symbols representing God, unity, and Sankofa. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)
While the typical Memorial Day weekend may consist of beach trips and cookouts, and relaxation, the true purpose of the holiday— inspired by celebrations hosted by freed African Americans— is to remember and honor the sacrifice and service of members of the U.S. Armed forces. For Marquette Milton, a staffer at the African American Civil War Museum and Memorial in Northwest Washington, D.C. and an owner of a
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tour company, combining celebration with commemoration is what Memorial Day is all about. “I think people should do both,” Milton, 33, said to The Informer. “During the Memorial Day weekend, they can pay respect to
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